In Roman law. A de-< cree of the praetor by means of which, in certain cases determined by the edict, he him-' self directly commanded wi^at should be done or omltted, particularly in causes involving the right of possession or a quasi possession. In the modern dvil law, interdlcts are re-' garded precisely the same as actions, though they give rise to a summary proceeding: Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 258
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
